Heather Brilliant

Chief Executive Officer at

Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.

49 year

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Heather Elizabeth Brilliant is currently Chief Executive Officer at Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. since 2023 and serves as a Member of the Governors Board at the Investment Company Institute.
Formerly, Ms. Brilliant was Chief Executive Officer at Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. from 2014 to 2017, Chief Executive Officer-Americas at First Sentier Investors (US) LLC from 2017 to 2019, and held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. from 2019 to 2026.
Other past roles include Chairman of the CFA Society of Chicago in 2012, Research Associate at Driehaus Capital Management LLC from 2000 to 2003, Senior Equity Research Analyst at Coghill Capital Management LLC from 2004 to 2005, Analyst at Bank of America Private Bank in 1999, Member of the Governors Board at CFA Institute from 2019 to 2020, and Vice President at Morningstar, Inc. (Research) from 2012 to 2014.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University conferred in 1998 and an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business conferred in 2005.

Heather Brilliant active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Diamond Hill is an active, long-term investor which seeks to achieve value-added results for their clients. They offer different equity and fixed income investment strategies. For their equity strategies, the firm’s investment strategy is actively managed and intrinsic value focused. Bottom-up analysis is of primary importance. For their fixed income strategies, Diamond Hill’s investment strategy is driven by individual security decisions rather than by macro-economic focus.	Chief Executive Officer	31/07/2019
Investment Company Institute Investment Company Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and unit investment trusts	Director/Board Member	-

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Companies	Position	End
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	21/04/2026
CFA Institute CFA Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association of investment professionals	Chairman	31/12/2018
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC First Sentier Investors (US) LLC Investment ManagersFinance FSI US manage funds across a diverse range of asset classes, including Australian and global equities, cash, fixed interest and credit, property securities and listed infrastructure and property. The firm utilizes an active, bottom-up security selection process that aims to exploit market inefficiencies.	Corporate Officer/Principal	02/09/2019
Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment research	Chief Executive Officer	31/08/2017
Morningstar, Inc. (Research) Morningstar, Inc. (Research) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment research	Analyst-Equity	31/03/2014

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Driehaus Capital Management LLC Driehaus Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Driehaus employs active equity and multi-asset alternative investment management strategies. They have experienced teams of investment, risk management, trading, operations and technology professionals managing and supporting their strategies.	Finance
Investment Company Institute Investment Company Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds and unit investment trusts	Commercial Services
Coghill Capital Management LLC Coghill Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Coghill Capital Management (CCM) is a value manager that focuses on long/short investments in the stocks of US small-cap companies. The firm employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis to identify under- and over-valued companies in the small-cap universe. Using a qualitative research process, CCM refines this universe to a select group offering the opportunity to buy growth at a value price with catalysts on the long side, and a group that is overvalued with fundamental flaws in their underlying businesses on the short side. Identifying specific, time-bound catalysts for stock price movement is the key element behind CCM's research process. CCM often engages in shareholder activism	Finance
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Diamond Hill is an active, long-term investor which seeks to achieve value-added results for their clients. They offer different equity and fixed income investment strategies. For their equity strategies, the firm’s investment strategy is actively managed and intrinsic value focused. Bottom-up analysis is of primary importance. For their fixed income strategies, Diamond Hill’s investment strategy is driven by individual security decisions rather than by macro-economic focus.	Finance
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment advisory and fund administration services	Finance
Northwestern University Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bank of America Private Bank Bank of America Private Bank Investment ManagersFinance The foundation of BAPB's equity selection process is proprietary research. They use a blend of qualitative and quantitative fundamental research to target large capitalization companies that have long-term growth potential, proven earnings track records, competitive advantages and strong management. Fixed-income investments are tailored to address client-specific needs for income and capital appreciation.	Finance
CFA Institute CFA Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as an association of investment professionals	Commercial Services
CFA Society of Chicago CFA Society of Chicago Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a forum for education, knowledge sharing and career development for investment professionals	Commercial Services
Morningstar, Inc. (Research) Morningstar, Inc. (Research) Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment research	Finance
Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment research	Finance
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
First Sentier Investors (US) LLC First Sentier Investors (US) LLC Investment ManagersFinance FSI US manage funds across a diverse range of asset classes, including Australian and global equities, cash, fixed interest and credit, property securities and listed infrastructure and property. The firm utilizes an active, bottom-up security selection process that aims to exploit market inefficiencies.	Finance